Halter or brassiere



Nov.18, 1947. KA 2,430,877

HALTER OR BRAS S IERE Filed July 12, 1944 INVENTOR. WHO MURRAY KAY l5 BY70 1 l3 a. r A ORNE'Y,

Patented Nov. 1 8, 947

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HALTER R BRASSIERE Murray-Kay, New York, N.Y.

ApplicationJuly 12, 1944, Serial No. 544,5 1?

2 Claims. 1

The present invention relates to halters or brassires and like women'sapparel.

A halter may serve as the upper portion of various sport costumes, aswhen combined with slacks, shorts, bathing trunks, divided skirts andthe like.

The purpose of a halter is to provide the greatest possible exposure ofthe upper portion of the body for sun bathing and general warm weathercomfort and yet possesses the necessary coverage and support required bysuch apparel.

Halters have heretofore been made in one set style, or arrangement,making no allowance for the various sizes of bust of the individualwearers. Hence ready-made halters fit very few persons perfectly, andthe majority require more or less extensive alterations after purchase,in order to obtain proper fitting and present a smart appearance.

Hence, an object of my invention is to provide a halter which isadjustable to fit a range of sizes within certain limits, and whichrequires no alteration and thus is immediately wearable.

Another object, of my invention is to afford each individual wearer awide choice of styles or arrangements in which my halter may be worn.

A. feature of my invention comprises vtying means disposed at the frontof the halter which is adapted for variant positioning, thus Varying theappearance of the halter, and also properly adjusted for fit of thegarment with respect to the individual wearer.

Further features and objects of the invention will be more fullyunderstood from the following detail description and the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the halter, as the sameappears when not in use;

Fig. 2 is a front perspective View of the halter showing one style ofwearing the same;

Fig. 3 is a front perspective View of the halter showing another mannerof wearing; and

Fig. 4 is also a front perspective view of the halter showing stillanother manner of wearing the same.

Referring to the drawings, the halter, designated generally [0, may beconstructed as by properly cutting the material, and stitching the sameas at H, ll, and darts l2, l2, for the formation of bust pockets l3, l3,at symmetrical locations centrally of the garment to afford substantialfit for any given range, say for age range, as childrens sizes to 16,misses sizes 10 to 18, etc. The sides of the halter merge into narrowedends M, M, serving as tie means, for securing 2 the garment in placeabout the body of the wearer.

Tw shoulder straps or ties l5, 15, secured as by stitching to the top ofthe garment, serve to support the garment from the neck of the wearer.

The body of the halter I6 is provided with streamers or tie means [6,ll, which may be fastened, say :by stitching, to the front and the backof the halter respectively, and advantageously by passing through theopening [8, located as shown, intermediate the upper and lower sides ofthe apparel.

Streamers l6 and ll may be adjusted and positioned in severalarrangements, after securing the halter by means of the tie ends [4, M,and the shoulder straps l5, l5.

Gne manner of arrangement is by positionillg the streamers l6, ll, aboutthe upper portion of the garment, as indicated in Fig. 2, and tyingtheir ends in a bow, imparting a smart appearance to the halter as wellas enhancin the same with a bow decoration.

The arrangement shown in Fig. 3 is of the general nature of that shownin Fig. 2. However, smartness of appearance and additional decorativeeffect are attained by tying the streamers l6 and H more'tautly ascompared with the arrangement shown in Fig. 2.

Another style or manner is that shown in Fig. 4. Here the front streamerI6 is passed upwardly over the top of the halter and drawn down over therear and then pulled upwardly over the front side of the garment, andthe streamer ll passed upwardly over the rear of the halter and thendownwardly over the front, and its end tied to the end of the streamerI6, as in a bow. Such arrangement of the streamers l6, ll, may be variedin relative tautness and corresponding variation in the finalconfiguration of the halter.

The relative positioning of the streamers I6, ll, may be reversed withrespect to the arrangement shown in Fig. 4, if desired.

It is apparent that the streamers IE, IT, may be a single length ofselected material and passed through and secured in the opening l8, ortwo separate pieces of material sewed respectively to the front and rearof the halter.

If an opening is employed, the style shown in Fig. 4 is attained, namelyby pulling streamer i6 down the front of the garment and drawing it upat the rear thereof to pass through opening 18 and tying it to streamerH, which has been drawn up and over the top and front of the halter.

It will be apparent that another effect is had by tying the respectivestreamers about the lower portion of the halter, the converse of thatshown in Fig. 2.

The halter may be worn in even additional styles. One such additionalmanner is by positioning the shoulder straps I5, I5, under the arms totie at the back. Such positioning affords complete exposure of theshoulders to the sun with perfect security of protection. Another manneris by positioning one shoulder strap under the armpit and one over theshoulder, in accord with the latest fashion of other garments. Also, theshoulder straps I5, I5, may be criss-crossed at the rear, and their endssecured at the back of the wearer. Snap fasteners or buttons,buttonholes or other suitable means may be provided for securing the endportions of the respective sets of tie elements of the halter.

If a buttonhole is provided at I8, the streamers IE, Il, may be removedaltogether, thus eliminating any bow or other tying decorationswhatever.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the invention lends itself toready and simple adjustment and the attainment of lit for a range ofsizes and variant configurations of bust.

The invention is applicable not only to outer sportswear alone, but alsofor brassieres in which category adjustability and comfort are of primeimportance.

From the above, it is apparent that the halter r brassiere apparelpursuant to the invention comprises a central body portion of fabrichaving an upper side and a lower side and two lateral sides, twoportions of fabric each of elongated general triangular configuration,the bases of said triangular portions being respectively attached tosaid lateral sides of said central body portion, tucks being formed insaid triangular portions respectively adjacent the lines of attachmentto said central body portion; a set of straps secured at theirrespective fixed ends to said upper side of said central body portionand serving when their free ends are connected at the back of the wearerto support said central body portion; and a pair of streamerspositioning at their respective inward ends to said central body portionat a location intermediate of its said upper and lower sides, suchstreamers 4 being preferably arranged to extend respectively forwardlyand rearwardly of said central body portion.

Whereas I have described my invention by reference to specific formsthereof, it will be understood that many changes and modifications maybe made provided they do not depart from the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. A halter or brassire apparel comprising in combination, a centralbody portion of fabric having an upper side and a lower side and twolateral sides; two portions of fabric each of elongated generaltriangular configuration, the bases of said triangular portionsrespectively attached to said lateral sides of said central bodyportion, the free portions of said triangularly configurated portionsterminating in narrow ends and arranged to be connected to one another;a set of straps secured at their respective fixed ends to said upperside of said central body portion serving when their free ends areconnected together at the back of the wearer to support said centralbody portion; and a pair of streamers positioned at their respectiveinward ends to said central body portion at a location intermediate itssaid upper and lower sides.

2. A halter or brassiere apparel as defined by claim 1 in which saidpair of streamers extend respectively forwardly and rearwardly of saidcentral body portion.

MURRAY KAY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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